Warehouse Operator 2 | AHCC

Posting number: 2026-05579

Department: Dept. of Corrections

Job classification: WAREHOUSE OPERATOR 2

Posting type: Open & Promotional

Categories: Corrections, Warehouse

Summary

Warehouse Operator 2

Full Time | Permanent

Location: Airway Heights Corrections Center | Airway Heights, WA

Salary Range: $4,706- $5,425 Monthly

This position is represented by the Teamsters 117 Bargaining Unit.

The candidate of choice must be comfortable working in a Prison environment as you will be required to work in facility daily. 

The Warehousing team within the Airway Heights Corrections Center is searching for a personable, friendly and positive individual to join their team as a Warehouse Operator 2! This multifaceted position supports the goals of the agency by demonstrating a good work ethic, pro-social skills, and professionalism in your actions as you mentor, train, and work alongside our incarcerated workforce and while interacting with the general population.

As a WO2, you’ll be part of an amazing team and organized operation that will provide all the training and support you need to be successful as you begin your career with DOC. Your role is flexible and will vary as you will be tasked with adapting to the daily challenges to meet a common goal. In conjunction with the team, you will assist in training, coaching, and mentoring a dedicated crew of incarcerated individuals in the day-to-day operations of the shipping and receiving warehouse. 

You will help maintain a safe, organized, clean and positive working environment and ensure we fulfill our agency’s critical objective to maintain accurate physical inventory and is responsible for delivering goods inside the facility to units, kitchen or other areas. This position provides the opportunity to ensure those we serve have what they need, when they need it, in order to gain the skills necessary to reduce recidivism. If you are a go-getter and enjoy being a part of a proactive team, we encourage you to review the job posting and apply!

A completed application packet will include:

Examples of duties

We are looking for teammates who share our vision of public service, committed to an equitable and inclusive culture that fosters and inspires excellence, while promoting innovation, engagement, and safety, leading to better outcomes for our incarcerated population, our agency, and our community.

As a Warehouse Operator 2, some of your duties will include: 

• Warehousing which could look like: 
  • Performing warehousing duties
  • Receiving shipments
  • Effectively managing inventories
  • Supervising, training and evaluating incarcerated individuals
  • Executing and maintaining tool control processes
  • Maintaining key control
  • Monitoring assigned email/mailbox(es)
  • Receiving shipments
  • Maintaining security and discipline of Incarcerated Individual workers in accordance with DOC Policy
  • Collaborating with Correctional Industries 
  • Maintaining organized record of receipts both physical and digital
• Supervision and training of incarcerated individuals
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

What we need (required qualifications):

• High school graduation or GED
• Physical ability to do the required work to include lifting up to 50 lbs
• Valid driver’s license required and must be maintained for employment
• Basic computer experience and Microsoft Office literacy

What will make your application stand out (preferred qualifications): 

• Ability to drive a manual transmission vehicle
• One year of clerical or technical experience in retail clerking, warehousing, stock keeping, shipping or receiving and operation of material handling equipment
• Intermediate computer experience and Microsoft Office literacy

Supplemental information

Vision: Working together for safer communities.

Mission: Improving public safety by positively changing lives.

Our Commitment: To operate a safe and humane corrections system and partner with others to transform lives for a better Washington.

Our Core Values: